Hogback Trail at Red Rocks Canyon
This week’s hike needed to fit in some time and distance parameters. It needed to be close to Manitou, as I had much to do today. And I was looking for one that would not have as much appeal in the summer as it would as a winter hike. I came up with a perfect […]
Subtle Colors of Winter Contrasted by White Snowy Landscape
Just enough snow on the trail that went through the Valley Below Pulpit Rock make it an interesting winter scene. I enjoyed seeing the contrast of white against many other beautiful pieces of nature we encountered on this peaceful trail. Subdued colors stood out vibrantly against the pure white snow. I found myself fascinated by […]
Icy Creek in the Pulpit Rock Valley
I love being around water on hikes, even if it is mostly frozen. When we decided that the trail we were on in the valley below Pulpit Rock wasn’t going to head back to the parking area, we noticed that there was creek deep in the valley below where we were walking. I took some […]
Quick Walk with My Greek Friend
The sun was out, after a brief wild windy and snowy weather moment today. First thing in the morning, I had been taking photos of my masks for my ETSY FantaFaces site on my outdoor photo studio area. I had just gotten everything inside when I heard this howling wind start. I turned around and […]
Bench View Near Pulpit Rock
The hike up to Pulpit Rock is pretty short. And even though we played up there a bit and enjoyed the views it offered, we weren’t quite ready to quite hiking when we got to a fork in the trail. The gentleman with the black Pepper dog, had told us some trails would loop around […]
Slippery Trail at Pulpit Rock
We had come up one way that was pretty steep, but my hiking partner started down a different way. And when I looked down, realized how steep it was! We were not in a hurry. I took my time and stopped many times to breathe. My left leg is not as strong as my right […]
Rock Faces at Pulpit Rock
As mentioned before, I always see creatures and faces in the rocks or driftwood when hiking. This hike was no exception to that. I stood and stared at this series of faces for quite some time. From many angles I saw more and more faces. Mostly happy ones. Some silly ones. A Bird Beak with […]
Pulpit Rock Summit
As we approached the Summit the trail was very steep and slippery, but we never slipped, thanks to the YakTraks we were wearing. And I did rely on my hiking pole that I had gotten from the yard sale Ernie’s niece held. Had some sweet thoughts of where that curmudgeon of a neighbor might have […]
Pulpit Rock on a Grey Day
Today was suppose to be the sunniest and warmest day of the week. Well, I never saw the sun, but it wasn’t very cold and the wind was minimal, the weather was pleasant enought and not too much snow on the ground. I had asked a friend to hike with me and had received a […]
A New Camera Arrives
I had a gift certificate that hadn’t been totally used up on Amazon, so I ordered a NEW CAMERA! And it arrived today! A bit heavier than my current one, but lighter than the one two cameras back. It has some fun features that neither of my other ones had. Such as being able to […]